The Press: Citizen Coppola

The scene looks like something out of The Godfather. A bearded
Neapolitan and four unsmiling associates alight from a private jet,
pile into a black limousine, and head for the office of a prominent
editor. They take him for a ride to a local Italian restaurant, where
much intense talk and spirited gesticulating ensue. A few hours later,
the visitors fly off again in their plane.

Variations on that episode have been playing in a number of American
cities in recent weeks, but the only real affinity to The Godfather is
the fact that...